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Police report

Police were notified (twice) about an abandoned boat trailer on Deposito Paseo, and are looking for the registered owner.

Officers were called to the scene of a crash on Highway 5, when a car went off the road and hit a fence, causing minor damage and no injuries.

Police investigated a minor fender-bender in the POA parking lot.

A resident coming out of the Balboa gate, heading toward Cranford’s, reported that something that looked like a BB hit his windshield.

July 19

Police were asked to assist the Garland County Sheriff’s Department by responding to a call from a resident of Zander Trail, who reported that a man kept walking by her house and provoking her dog. The resident’s husband came home and talked to the man, who said he was thinking about buying the property. He was told to contact the owner, and became upset, saying he was a “man of God” and could walk wherever he wanted (presumably on water, as well). After a verbal altercation the man pushed the resident and took off. Officers located the “holy” man, who became angry, loud and aggressive, and who admitted making “three trips to the liquor store” that day. Garland County officers arrived and arrested the man for public intoxication.

An officer was called to Sabiote Lane to remove a large king snake, and after sending the snake to his “new celestial home,” noticed a copperhead about four inches from his foot. The copperhead slithered away under a rock and made good his escape.

A dispute between a father and son on Badalona Way was settled by officers escorting the son off the premises.

Police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Cortez at Minorca, where one of the parties claimed that the other ran a stop sign, causing the collision. Both vehicles went down an embankment, and a stop sign was knocked down. Two of the people involved complained of injuries.

At the request of the Garland County Sheriff’s Office, police located a woman walking on Highway 7 north with blood on her face. She told officers that her boyfriend had assaulted her earlier in the day, and she was taken to the hospital while he was being arrested. She later called her brother for a ride home from the hospital and they got into it on the way home – he got mad and assaulted her. The woman had an active warrant for failure to appear; she was cited and released to a friend.

July 20

Police were called to a local restaurant when the mother of an employee kept “interfering” with her son while he was trying to work. The woman was told to leave or be arrested for criminal trespass and harassment.

Officers responded to the DeSoto golf shop when employees reported two dogs running loose in the area. The owners were contacted but refused to help, and animal control was contacted. Several golfers said that the dogs were always in the area. The officer noted that one dog “looked very healthy, but smelled like a skunk,” and the other was very skinny, with lots of ticks.

Officers were called to Los Lagos when someone reported noisy people in the pool after hours.

Officers were called to the scene of a crash on Empinado Way near Barcelona, where a car reportedly swerved to avoid a deer, spun around and overturned. Officers noted “evidence of careless driving at the scene,” and issued a citation. After the driver was taken to the hospital, officers conducting a tow inventory found a blower that was reported stolen. Later in the day, the driver produced a receipt, but no make, model or serial number were indicated; police are investigating.

A resident of Excelso Way contacted police when someone mowing the lawn next door damaged a window. He was informed that it was a civil matter and given instructions on how to follow up.

July 23

At the request of the Garland County Sheriff’s Office, police arrived at the scene of a reported shooting and found the alleged shooter, an approximately 70-year-old man, in the parking lot of a business on Highway 7 north. The man told officers that he had just shot his grandson. He was cuffed, and police went to the residence, where they located the wounded man and helped medical personnel prepare the patient for helicopter transport.

July 24

Police were called to the west gate when a man walked in, appearing confused and “unsteady on his feet.” The man admitted being too drunk to drive home from a local bar and was agitated and uncooperative with officers. He was eventually cited for public intoxication and transported to the Garland County detention center.